“Reunion” is an original concept in television that follows six close friends from their high school graduation in 1986 to their twentieth high school reunion in 2006. Each episode covers a year in their lives. It’s a murder-mystery that promises stories of love and loss, marriage and death, triumph and scandal as it depicts both the hopes and dreams of 18-year-olds as well as the realities that mark those lives two decades later.

Unfortunately they only filmed 13 episodes which means 13 years. That way the fans never really found out who the murderer of Sam was.

First aired: 9/8/2005

In the pilot, we are introduced to six friends in 1986, while one is being interviewed by the police in 2006. Carla is in love with Aaron, Aaron is in love with Jenna and Jenna is in love with everyone but Aaron. Meanwhile, Craig and Will are best friends, and after Will takes the rap for Craig’s drunk driving accident, we discover Craig’s girlfriend, Sam, is pregnant with Will’s baby. She’s about to go to London, Craig’s about to go to Brown and Will’s about to go to Jail. Fast forward to 2006–one of the group has been murdered, and the rest of them are all suspects.

Writer: Jon Harmon Feldman
Director: Jon Amiel
Guest star: Gregory Harrison (Russell Brewster) , Tracey Evans (Mrs. Malloy), Cameron Bancroft (McManus), Tom Irwin (Mr. Noll), P.J. Byrne (Alger), Vyto Ruginis (Meyer Conlon), Robert Baker (Cop), Michele Harrell (Nurse)

First aired: 9/22/2005

Carla and Samantha are still in London. Samantha goes in labor. Will has been released from prison, and needs to cope with what others think of him. In the present, Carla is still telling her story to Detective Marjorino. The detective gets more evidence to tie in the recent murder to events that happened a few years ago. Aaron, Craig and Jenna are also in the episode.

Writer: Jon Harmon Feldman
Director: Michael Katleman
Guest star: Gregory Harrison (Russell Brewster), Bill Mondy (Detective Matos) , Fred Keating (Mr. Malloy), Adrian Holmes (Carter)

First aired: 9/29/2005

The competition between Craig and Will for Samantha grows, causing Will–who now works for Craig’s father–to cross some ethical and legal lines. Samantha has finally tracked down her daughter in New York. After the adoptive parents warn her to stay away, she and Carla hatch a plan to keep tabs on the child. The appearance of Jenna’s mother threatens to overshadow her movie premiere, and Aaron tries to mend his broken heart in Seattle. Detective Marjorino’s interest in the murder investigation is revealed to be more than just professional.

Writer: Gina Fattore
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Guest star: George Newbern (Paul Phillips), Gregory Harrison (Russell Brewster), Bill Mondy (Detective Matos) , Camille Sullivan (Meghan Phillips), Kate Vernon (Brenda Moretti), Alistair Abell (Passing Man), Chelah Horsdal (Jane Kelsey)

First aired: 11/3/2005

A wedding brings out old rivalries as Samantha must finally choose between Craig and Will. At the same time, Will pays the ultimate price for the one crime he did commit, after he brings down the family of a close friend. Aaron returns from Seattle with a secret, and Jenna puts her own career ahead of Carla’s. Detective Marjorino learns he’s carried a grudge against the wrong man for 20 years, and one of our friends receives an anonymous letter–from someone who claims to know who the murderer is.

Writer: Mark Goffman
Director: James Frawley
Guest star: Gregory Harrison (Russell Brewster), George Newbern (Paul Phillips) , Samantha Ferris (Capt. Emily Fisher), Camille Sullivan (Meghan Phillips), Michael Rogers (Agent Halbridge), Matthew Walker (Monsignor Ryan)

First aired: 11/10/2005

In the present, Marjorino is happy because he found someone important in his case and will get a statement. If the previous episodes didn’t give us enough info about who died, this one will. In 1990, Jenna is shooting a movie in New York but has to come back home when she learns her mother is sick. Craig has a meeting with his father’s accountant about the company. Craig wants to keep his father’s company afloat but things are not going to be easy. Carla is afraid that the secret of her becoming Amy’s nanny so Sam could see her will soon be discovered. Aaron meets a beautiful French woman named Pascale while in a Prague train heading for Brussels. Will is in the Army.

Writer: Jennifer Johnson
Director: Lou Antonio
Guest star: Wendy Glenn (Pascale), Bill Mondy (Detective Matos), George Newbern (Paul Phillips) , Camille Sullivan (Meghan Phillips), Kate Vernon (Brenda Moretti)

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First aired: 11/17/2005

PRESENT: Two teenagers, who are having a few beers by the East River, discover something that was thrown in the water (remember what it is?). Marjorino has a chat with one of the six friends.

PAST (1991): Will, back from Kuwait, visits Jenna at her new house by the beach. He has to do a favor for a friend from his unit. Craig and Aaron work together and have a secretary named Rachel. While Craig is not there, a man named Lloyd drops by their office and has an offer for Aaron. Carla is still Amy’s nanny. It’s Amy’s first day in school. Carla has Paul come with her to pick up Amy at the end of the day but the child is nowhere to be found…

Writer: Jesse Stern
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Guest star: Bill Mondy (Detective Matos), George Newbern (Paul Phillips) , Camille Sullivan (Meghan Phillips), Martin Cummins (Jake Terrance), Daniel Bacon (Arthur Lloyd), Gina Holden (Rachel)

First aired: 12/1/2005

Things get testy when the six friends gather together to celebrate Thanksgiving 1992. Aaron brings as his date, his co-worker Rachel, whom he doesn’t realize has a motive for wanting to come: Craig. Jenna brings her movie-star husband and it quickly becomes apparent that the marriage is a sham. Sam thinks something is going on between Rachel and Craig and she wonders if she picked the right guy. Will brings his girlfriend Vanessa, his former Army buddy’s sister, but is still carrying a torch for Samantha, while Russell Brewster shows up and demands that Will be thrown out, still blaming him for the collapse of the Brewster Group. Meanwhile, in the present day, Detective Marjorino’s 20-year obsession for revenge against his father’s killer and now the investigation of Samantha’s murder is taking a toll on his marriage.

Writer: Bruce Zimmerman
Director: Michael Kattleman
Guest star: Gregory Harrison (Russell Brewster) , Brandon Jay McLaren (Anthony Marjorino), Martin Cummins (Jake Terrance), Meta Golding (Ella), Gina Holden (Rachel), Shane Meier (Jeremy), Jaclyn Gutierrez (Vanessa)

First aired: 12/8/2005

PRESENT: Craig and Will visit Sam’s grave. They are joined by a young man who claims that Sam deserved to die. Eventually, all the other friends arrive to visit Sam’s grave.

PAST (1993): It’s Samantha’s birthday, and she is now a medical resident. She has a rough day where a patient of hers dies. We later find out that she is the mother of the young man at the grave in the present. Craig wants to become a state assemblyman. At Bedford High School, Jenna meets the students to tell them about her career. Also, Aaron learns that Pascal got pregnant from their one night stand 3 years ago, and he is now a father to Chloe.

Writer: Edgar Lyall
Director: Michael Lange
Guest star: Geoff Stults (Peter Holland), Bill Mondy (Detective Matos), Wendy Glenn (Pascale) , Anne Openshaw (Lucy Stevens), Eliza Norbury (Donna), Jaidasen Walker (Chloe)

First aired: 12/15/2005

PRESENT: Rachel is questioned & is a possible suspect for Sam’s murder.

PAST: A hopeful Carla gets her romantic hopes crushed by Aaron and another man named Peter. Aaron’s Pascale is pregnant again and Craig’s old cheatee wants to ruin his name. Craig and Sam are interviewed by a reporter named Elise concerning Craig’s political life and the campaign. Of course, the reporter dug some dirt about them and throws it in their face to see their reactions. Sam is outraged by the reporter when she finds out Craig might have cheated on her again. The other friends will help the couple do some damage control. Later in the episode, the friends and their loved ones celebrate Christmas. Jenna’s latest flame is named Brad. Will, Sam, and Pascale also appear. Will still likes Sam.

Writer: Jon Harmon Feldman
Director: Jon Amiel
Guest star: Wendy Glenn (Pascale), Geoff Stults (Peter Holland) , Jaidasen Walker (Chloe), Bill Mondy (Detective Matos), Gina Holden (Rachel Scofield)

PRESENT: Something happens to Marjorino in a dark alley that will send him straight to the hospital. Will was on the scene and accompanies the detective in the ambulance.

PAST: Sam and Craig set Will up for a blind date with Katherine Clark. The four of them have supper at Sam and Craig’s loft. Will and Katherine seem to hit it off. But Will’s smile will soon vanish when he learns more about Katherine’s family… Carla gets a proposition she can’t refuse. Aaron and his wife go to couple’s therapy. Jenna learns one of her boyfriend’s secrets. Pascale also appears.

Guest star: Wendy Glenn (Pascale) , Jaidasen Walker (Chloe)

PRESENT: Craig’s mother recently passed away and we learn Henry is responsible for the Marjorino accident.

PAST: Katherine and Will are ready to take their relationship to another level. Will meets with Katherine’s father. The three of them go hunting together, which results in a fight between Will and the Congressman. Then something horrible happens and Katherine’s father is killed. Carla and Jenna are at Sam’s house where they talk about Katherine and Will among other things. Carla and Peter are trying to have a child, after their recent elopement. However, while working at the hospital, Sam receives some test results for Peter, which seem to say he has leukemia. Single father Aaron has to take care of 13-month-old Noelle and five-year-old Chloe and also cope with work. After a hectic day and many problems, he calls on one of his best friends to help him out: Jenna.

Guest star: Geoff Stults (Peter Holland), Gregory Harrison (Russel Brewster) , Jaidasen Walker (Chloe), Tyler Johnston (Henry)

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After Pascale left Aaron, it seems Jenna moved in to help take care of Chloe and Noelle. When Pascale comes back and wants custody, a court battle ensues. Through the trial we become aware that while Jenna was living with Aaron, their relationship was not totally platonic. Meanwhile Carla is at the hospital with Peter, who is sick with leukemia. The doctor informs them that the chemo is not working as well as they had hoped, but in some cases a bone marrow treatment can be quite affective. Carla meets with a medical claims offer who explains bone marrow treatment is not affective. However he insinuates that if Carla were to sleep with him, he could find a way to get her the money. Carla is thoroughly disgusted and calls Aaron to ask for money. Aaron says his assets have been frozen due to Pascale’s suit. Carla finally decides giving the claims officer what he wants may be the only way to save her husband. Contemplating what she is about to do, Carla receives a call from Aaron saying his assets are unfrozen and he has money they can borrow. Finally, Will learns the truth about Amy.

Guest star: Wendy Glenn (Pascale)

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It is 1998 and Craig is turning 30. Aaron decides to throw him a party that will lead to unfortunate endings for both of them. Jenna finally gets a significant working proposal. Sam tries to fix things up with Will as they join forces to search for Amy. Carla encounters someone from the past.

Guest star: Gregory Harrison (Russel Brewster), George Newbern (Paul Phillips), Geoff Stults (Peter Holland)

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This was supposed to be the last episode of the show, but it was cancelled by FOX before it had even had a chance to air - or even be produced.

This would be the episode in which the flashbacks and the present would merge and Samantha’s murderer would be revealed, along with several other mysteries the shw has left hanging.

According to the FOX executives and responsible for the show, the identity of the killer was leaning towards Sam’s abandoned daughter Amy. However, some time after the show’s cancellation, it was revealed that there was a big chance of changing the killer’s identity to Craig’s father.

Recently, it was posted all over gossip websites that both suspects would turn out to be the killers. This is how the plot was supposed to be: Amy would shoot Sam by accident. Craig would find her dying body and call his father for help. When arriving to the scene, his father would realize Sam was still breathing and finish the job in order to help his son’s political career.

Rumor has it that the show has re-started shooting in Vancouver last august. However, many fans point out it is very unlikely, once two of the main actors of Reunion’s cast have already picked up new projects: Alexa Davalos is now starring Feast of love and Dave Annable is starring on Brothers and Sisters.